Journal article
Factors Associated with Recent Decline in Anal Health among Older Gay and Bisexual Men: A Cross-sectional Analysis
SL Goddard, IM Poynten, K Petoumenos, F Jin, RJ Hillman, CK Fairley, SM Garland, AE Grulich, DJ Templeton
Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease | LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS | Published : 2024
Abstract
We investigated factors associated with "worse than usual"anal health among gay and bisexual men aged ≥35 years recruited to a longitudinal study of anal human papillomavirus infection/lesions from September 2010 to August 2015. Among 616 participants (median age 49 years; 36% HIV-positive), 42 (6.8%) reported worse than usual anal health in the last 4 weeks. Associated factors included spending less time with gay friends (odds ratio [OR] = 2.25, 95% CI = 1.06-4.77), most time "feeling down"(OR = 9.17, 95% CI = 2.94-28.59), reduced libido (OR = 2.90, 95% CI = 1.52-5.52), current anal symptoms (OR = 6.55, 95% CI = 2.54-16.90), recent anal wart diagnosis (OR = 4.33, 95% CI = 1.98-9.49), and fe..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The Study for the Prevention of Anal Cancer study was funded by a National Health and Medical Research Council programme grant (#568971) and a Cancer Council NSW Strategic Research Partnership programme grant (#13-11). SLG was in receipt of an Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship during her PhD candidature 2016-2020. AEG is supported by an investigator grant(#1173931) from the National Health and Medical Research Council. The Kirby Institute is affiliated with the Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, and funded by the Australian Government of Health and Ageing.